Tuesday, February 19, 2013

On Monday the 18th Deep Blue did the Monday Night session at the House of Jazz.

The evening began with a trio set that featured myself, Naveen on piano, and Gary McKenzie on bass.

The second set brought up my friend Steve to play drums. Steve had come down and sat in once with the band with Snooky so he was new to the group. Steve brought his friend "Hawk" We did a real Chicago blues set with some Muddy Waters tunes. We called Hawk to the stage to sing and play some harp. He did Sonny Boy Williamson's "Help Me" and B.B. King's "The Thrill is Gone" The band ended the set with "Sweet Home Chicago". Personally I loved this set because it took me back to Chicago and some of the great Blue Monday sessions. It had the real Chicago blues feel, it was loose but the groove and energy was really kickin' and most of all, everybody had a good time. It's sets like this that give people a reason to go to a club on Monday night.

Steve joined us again for the third set and we mixed jazz and blues. Gary McKenzie played some smokin' bass on Duke Ellington's "Caravan".

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About Johnny Beaudine

Chicago native John Beaudine has played and toured
with numerous blues legends including James Cotton,
Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, Otis Rush,
Buddy Guy and Matt “Guitar” Murphy of
Blues Brothers fame as well as rock and roll hall
of fame legend Bo Diddley.
After migrating to Quebec, he worked with such artists
as Serge Fiore (Harmonium), Dan Bigras,
and Joey Tardif (Epopee Rock).
Aside from his many studio hours as producer/engineer/performer,
his experiences includes creating scores
for numerous television shows (including the CBC's Just for Laughs series),
and working as an A&R Representative for Mercury Records. He is also the
co-writer (with Serge Fiori) of the score for the film “Une Histoire Inventee” directed by Andre Forcier.